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Senior cleric Abbas Ali Soleimani assassinated in Iran
Tehran: Senior Iranian cleric and member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts Abbas-Ali Soleimani was assassinated in an armed attack in the country’s northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported. Soleimani, 76, was…
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Iran to launch six satellites by March 2024
Tehran: Iranian Deputy Defence Minister Amir Rastegari announced that the country is preparing six satellites to be launched by March 2024. Rastegari made the remarks in an interview with the semi-official Tasnim…
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Around 35,999 Afghan refugees return home from Iran
Kabul: A total of 35,999 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran over one month, local media reported on Wednesday. The Afghan refugees who used to stay in Iran for…
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Iran, Saudi Arabia resume trade: Minister
Tehran: An Iranian official announced that trade between Tehran and Saudi Arabia has resumed as the two Arab countries stepped up efforts to normalise ties following a China-brokered deal in March. Trade…
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Iran, Oman hold talks reviving 2015 nuclear deal
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his country and Oman held consultations on restoring a 2015 nuclear deal and removing the sanctions on Tehran. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in an address…
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Iran slaps ‘retaliatory’ sanctions on EU, UK individuals, entities
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has imposed sanctions on 17 individuals and four entities of the European Union and the UK for “supporting terrorism and fomenting violence and unrest in Iran”. “The…
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Iran says Blinken’s anti-Iran remarks aimed at selling US weapons
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman rebuked the remarks by the US Secretary of State about Tehran’s military programme, saying they are “aimed at marketing American weapons”. Nasser Kanaani on Sunday made…
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Jordan, Iran agree to hold meeting to improve bilateral relations
Amman: The foreign ministers of Jordan and Iran have agreed via a phone call to soon hold a meeting to discuss ways to improve their bilateral relations, the Jordanian foreign ministry said…
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Iran: More schoolgirls taken to hospital after poisoning
Tehran: Gas and chemical attacks in Iran targeting mostly girls’ schools continued on Wednesday in several cities, including Tehran, VOA’s Persian service reported. Dozens of students were hospitalized. According to the reports…
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Three killed in flash floods in Iran
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported. The victims were from the provinces of West…
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Iran releases prominent human rights lawyer detained amid anti-hijab protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities released a prominent human rights lawyer on Tuesday, after spending more than five months in prison over supporting recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country. On Monday, November 8,…
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Iranian-born US woman jailed for 4 years in plot to kidnap Iranian activist Masih Alinejad
Tehran: An American citizen of Iranian origin residing in California was sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the attempted kidnapping of Masih Alinejad, an Iranian activist, the US…
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Iran eyes $1bn annual trade volume with Saudi Arabia: Finance Minister
Tehran: Iranian Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi said his country aims to raise annual trade volume with Saudi Arabia to $1 billion in the first step of resuming economic ties. Speaking at a…
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Increasing cases of poisoning of schoolgirls reported in Iran
Tehran: New cases of poisoning have been reported in girls’ schools in Iran on Saturday, in a continuation of the mysterious phenomenon that has rocked the country for months, Anadolu Agency reported.…
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Iran, Saudi to exchange envoys after reopening embassies
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that Iran and Saudi Arabia will exchange ambassadors after the reopening of their diplomatic missions. Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the Saudi team…